[Elecraft] K3 TECH MD

[Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM]

David Lankshear wrote:
> I've noticed that quite a few enquiries have been resolved by advising 
> the enquirer to turn TECH MD to ON. 
>  
> I just wonder if there's any argument to support ever having TECH MD 
> turned OFF?  Might it be just as well to set it permanently ON in a 
> future firmware release, thus nipping many queries-yet-to-be-raised, in 
> the bud, and maybe eliminating an unnecessary user option?
>  
> If I remember correctly, having read the reflector diligently, this was 
> the very first firmware option I changed.

IMO; Tech mode should contain things like calibration, that you only
need to do once, after taking making changes to the hardware. The config
menu should contain things that an operator might want to adjust once in
a while. The main menu should contain things that the operator needs to
adjust fairly often. Things that you need to adjust all the time should
be on the front panel.

Having tech mode on all the time clutters the config menu with items
that you'd never use in general operation, and makes it harder to find
the items you do need to use.

But that's just MO...

     ~Iain